Formula for the perfect pint revealed

Formula for the perfect pint revealed

Central England is the place to enjoy a pint at lunchtime, with 14% favouring lunchtime on a work day

Dr David Lewis

Scientists translated a range of factors such as the number of people present, the volume of the music and the person’s mood into a complex calculation.

The equation also takes into account the availability of snacks and room temperature.

Researchers calculated the higher the final score for E, the greater the enjoyment of the pint will be.

Dr David Lewis, who calculated the formula at Mindlab on behalf of pub chain Taylor Walker, said: “In this formula E equals the amount of enjoyment you get from the pint.

“So if you perform this calculation then E will give you a figure for the amount of enjoyment you’re going to experience.”

Initials in the equation stand for the following: E = factor describing overall enjoyment; T = the ambient temperature in degrees Celsius; W = the number of days until you are required back at work; P = the number of people who you are drinking with; M = related to your mood while drinking the pint; V = related to the volume of the music being played, and S and F are related to the availability of snacks.

The research team asked volunteers about the conditions they preferred when drinking their pint.

Those results were then subject to the complex calculation by mathe-maticians and physicists to concoct the perfect formula.

The study also revealed that where you live played a big role in how a drink was enjoyed.

Dr Lewis said: “Scots are the hardest drinkers, with over one in 10 preferring to drink at a very low ambient temperature.

“Central England is the place to enjoy a pint at lunchtime, with 14% favouring lunchtime on a work day.

“At 8%, Welsh respondents scored the lowest on one-to-one drinking and most preferred drinking with a group.”